Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
The License Law.

IueTef mas Deen luucu ulSCuSSlOn
over the bill regulating licenses passed
by the Legislature, and in answer to
numerous inquiries the Wheeling Reg
istergives some of the principal points.
The penalty for transacting any
business for which'license is required,
without such license, is fine of from
$40 to 500 and an imprisonment of
not more than three months. No sale
of alcohol except for medicinal or
scientific purposes, or spirituous Ii.
quors or wine shall be made by
druggist except on the prescription of
a physician, on penalty of fiEc of
from $50 to S10O. Any physician
who conspires with druggist to vio-
late this provision shall be fined not
less. than $50 nor more than 5000.
No State license to sell Intoxicating
liquors. can be granted within two
miles of the limits of town that does
grant licenses, unless the Council of
such town grant permission. No
license to sell intoxicants or keep q
drug store shall be granted to an in
temperate person. TO sell intoxi-
cants to minor or to one who is in
the habit of drinking to INVESTIGATION,
or on Sunday, is misdemeanor and
calls for fine of from $50 to S1O0.
All houses where liquor is sold con-
trary to law are to be considered pub
lie nuisances. The owner of a house,
who permits q person to unlawfully
sell liquor in said house, is to be fined
not less than twenty nor more than
one hundred dollars and be impris-
Oned not less than ten nor more than
thirty days. Any person who suffers
injury from an intoxicated person
may recover damages from the liquor
seller. Every person selling intoxi-
cants shall give an approved bond,
the bonduien to be responsible for all
penalties for violation of law and
damage suits to the extent of bond.
The following are the taxes on Ii
censes: On hotels, taverns, eating
houses and restaurants, three per
cent per annum upon the yearly value
of the premises. On distiIIeries or
breweries manufacturing 2j, 200 bar
rels annually, $3.50; those manufac-
turing more than Is 900 and less than
25,0 900 barrels annually, $3.50; those
manufacturing between 5000, and
15, 900 barrels. 5000; those manufac-
turing between 900 and 5000 bar
rels annually, S125, those that man
ufacture not more than 200 barrels
annually, $50. On every license to
furnish Intoxicating drinks or refresh
ments at public theatre, $50; to
sell spirituous liquors, wine, porter,
ale, beer, and drinks of like nature,
at retail in quantities not to exceed
five gallons at a time, $3.50; to sell
spirituOus liquors, wine, porter, ale,
beer and drinks of like nature, at
wholesale, in quantities not less than
five gallons. $3.50 in addition to all
other taxes; to sell, at retail, domes-
tic wines, ale, beer, and drinks of
like nature only, 500; to carry on
the business of a druggist, SO in ad-
dition to all other taxes; to keep a
bowling alley for public use or resort,
$40, but if more than one be kept in
one house, by the same person, $40
for the first one and SIS for every
other one, to sell apple or peach
brandy at distillery, in quantities not
less than five gallons, 500; to keep
a public billiard or pool table, s75 /;
to keep a bagatelIe table, S25; to
keep skating rink in town of more
than 10000, S1OO, in a town of be-
tween ). 900 and 10, 900 $50, in a town
of less than 5, 600, s25; to act as auc-
tioneer in the country 81, in towns,
81 additional for every thousand of
population to practice the business
of stock broker, $50; to practice as
pawn broker s1OO; to sell patent
rights, $40; to act as hawker or
peddIer, if the person licensed travel